VS.NET 2003 hell

Just make an empty project, and add your C files. Alternatively, file -> add new item (pick text document but call it myfile.c)

Doah, obviously I''m having a really rough day eh?

The errors I am getting are C2143 and C2059, over and over and over again for cerrno, cstdlib and cstdio. I know my code''s syntax is correct and everything was included correctly in VC++6 so I don''t understand what it''s complaining about

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Original post by Penance
The errors I am getting are C2143 and C2059, over and over and over again for cerrno, cstdlib and cstdio.

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What are those includes doing in a C file? They are C++ headers.

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"To assert that the earth revolves around the sun is as erroneous as to claim that Jesus was not born of a virgin."
-- Cardinal Bellarmine

This may be a shot in the dark but are you using blah.h or blah ? Remember the "better standards complience" with 2003? well it also breaks some stuff with the earlier VC++ 6.0. I had some of the same problems with C++ code not acting right when transfered into 2003 and that was the problem with mine.

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What are those includes doing in a C file? They are C++ headers.

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that''s the thing..they aren''t included. I have

#include <GL/glut.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <math.h>
#include <time.h>
#include <iostream>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

i tried removing the .h''s for "compliance" but then it doesn''t know what files I''m talking about.
It''s a problem with iostream. If i make a regular c file and the simplest hello world prog possible and only include iostream, it get all those errors. if i make it a c++ prog then it works. Very annoying. You''d think coding some C wouldn''t be so difficult!

IOSTREAM is C++!
If you insist on writing C, use printf.
Or give up and realize you're writing C++ and use a .cpp file.
It's up to you.


[edited by - risingdragon3 on May 4, 2003 6:34:20 PM]

hehe, thanks for the er...clarification.
This is what happens when you go to my college and they focus on JAVA as the main Object oriented language...and then they give you a few weeks of c++ and think you''re good to go. Then you take comp graphics and the teacher tells you to submit your work as 1 massive C file because it''s convenient for her...then you end up getting lazy, forgetting your OO concepts and not knowing what the hell you''re doing.

Grr. Thanks.